Bristol divided over new-look Great British Bake Off as Chris Geiger just scrapes through

Some have embraced the new series, while one said it was like a stranger walking in to your house and pretending to be your family. And the Bristol contestant's place was on the line thanks to some 'squashed and thin' chocolate mini-rolls.

The TV premiere of the year has aired - and opinions are divided in Bristol as to the success of the new-look Great British Bake Off.

At the outset the show appeared almost exactly the same, but the macabre crows on Noel Fielding’s shirt and blonde crop of Sandi Toksvig’s hair gave sneaking hints of a sizable shift within the hallowed white tent.

Adverts have been added and branded kitchenware is back – but at least Paul Hollywood remains, a stalwart from the BBC days.

And viewers in Bristol have welcomed and shunned the rebooted Bake Off in equal measure.

Some felt repulsed by the new line-up.

Jemima Owen‏ tweeted: “No. Can't do it anymore. It's wrong.”

Beth added: “I'm not appreciating these ad breaks, miss u BBC.”

For Jack Looey, it was the new presenters which brought the show down.

He said: “Actually I love Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig but on #gbbo they're just not working. It's forced and awkward to watch.”

Dressed in a dashing purple paisley shirt, the software developer impressed the judges with the flavour of his signature mango and pineapple fruity cake.

However, he came last in the technical challenge, in which Prue said his chocolate mini rolls were “not a pretty sight”, describing them as “squashed and thin”.

The 50-year-old just about managed to pull it back with his ‘pork pie and egg surprise’ illusion cake show-stopper, but came close to becoming the first to exit the tent – a fate which instead fell to Peter from Essex.